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Dosinia lechuzaensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Dosinia lechuzaensis was named by Rivera (1957). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bahia Lechuza, which is in an Eocene marine sandstone in the Paracas Formation of Peru.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Dosinia lechuzaensis Rivera p. 194

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyDosiniini(Deshayes 1858)
genusDosiniaScopoli 1777
specieslechuzaensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Dosinia lechuzaensis Rivera 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-04 16:34:29
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:34:29
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 38.00000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Peru (Ica) Dosinia lechuzaensis (type locality: 84680)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Peru (Ica) Dosinia lechuzaensis (100331)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Peru Dosinia lechuzaensis (98346)
Priabonian - Rupelian38.0 - 28.1Peru Dosinia lechuzaensis (206259)